(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of Section 41-29-365, the regular meetings of the council shall be held at the call of the chair, at least four times per state fiscal year; special meetings of the council may be called by the chair, or upon written request of a majority of the members of the council; and all regular and special meetings of the council shall comply with the Open Meetings Act.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felony1 to 10 yearsup to $15,000
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-6

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-29-363

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) A majority of the members of the council, or their designees, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(c) Each member of the council may appoint, in writing to the chair, a designee to represent him or her during the proceedings of the council.
(d) The members of the council shall not receive a salary or per diem allowance for their service but shall be reimbursed through the Department of Commerce for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties for the office at the same rate as provided for state employees.
(e) Direct access to data in the system is restricted to office staff and authorized staff approved by the council.
(f) Any person who knowingly releases data collected pursuant to this division to any other person not authorized to lawfully receive the data shall be guilty of a Class C felony and punished as provided by law.